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       Money's destiny is to become digital. Throughout the ages physical money in the
       form of objects, coins and notes has increasingly been replaced by more abstract                  The Future 
       means of payment such as bills of exchange, cheques and credit cards. In the
       years to come that trend to virtual money will continue apace. As technological                   of Money
       advances in ICT and biometrics come on-stream, as intangibles progressively
       become the primary source of value-added in the burgeoning knowledge
       economy, and as the public at large come to grasp the advantages of digital
       transactions, virtual forms of payment will dominate. How quickly will this happen
       on a major scale, and will cash disappear altogether? How will it affect our daily
       lives? Will it deepen already existing rifts in society? Does virtual money threaten
       control of the money supply, raising the spectre of greater inflationary risks? 
       Or will it put central banks out of business? This book tackles these and many
       other critical questions, offering timely suggestions on why and how to make the
       transition to the world of digital money.
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